Kairat Almaty will travel 6918km to play an away game at Sporting Lisbon, the further a team will have ever traveled for a group/league stage game in the Champions League.
For context, here is how far some US cities are from London:
- New York 5576km - Chicago 6359km - Atlanta 6776km - Dallas 7650km
Kinda ridiculous how a country who's Eastern border is with China is allowed to play in Europe. Money talks though, and as they were a part of the former Soviet Union they get in through that.
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https://x.com/scout_eurasia/status/1961118996473786790?s=46&t=ynww82GMl7VKBjthBflU0g
For context, here is how far some US cities are from London:
- New York 5576km
- Chicago 6359km
- Atlanta 6776km
- Dallas 7650km